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Cycling on paths and other cycling issues (updated title)
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I don't know where and when you cycle, but I've almost never encountered a motor vehicle so badly lit that I had difficulty with it.AndrewJRenko wrote: »Really, you need to improve your observation on the road. There’s not a day goes by that I don’t see a vehicle with one or two brake lights gone, or one back light gone. It’s not unusual to find a car with an entire cluster on one side gone, so no back light, brake light or indicator on that side. It’s not unusual in winter to find a car with no lights at all at the back, because the fool behind the wheel doesn’t know how to work their DRLs.
In all my years on the road, I've encountered dangerously unlit vehicles precisely twice. Every other motor vehicle has been lit well enough for me to see and gauge its position in good time.
As has already been explained, cars already are hi-vis.So hi-vis all round for all cars, surely?
It took me all of 5 seconds in each case to determine that the alleged lack of visibility of the parked cars had nothing whatsoever to do with the accidents. The first 3 of the cases were caused by drivers that should not have been on the road, and Mountmellick needs a bypass desperately. Nothing to do with hi-vis whatsoever.It’s just fascinating to see the level of analysis that goes into finding other explanations for crashes involving motorists, whereas when it comes to cyclists, the drooling Pavlovian reactions is just: hi-vis, hi-vis, hi-vis.
(Twitter link removed for brevity) What in Sam Hill does this have to do with hi-vis?Why the double-standard? Is there anything to be said for more hi-vis?
Your bicycle doesn't need hi-vis when it's parked in the bike shed. Likewise, a car that is parked in accordance with generally accepted parking conventions does not have elevated visibility requirements. Additionally, motor vehicles do have hazard warning systems for emergency situations when they may be stopped in a precarious position. This has been explained before.Not when they’re parked up, they don’t. And they’re frequently parked up opposite to the direction of traffic flow, so their rear reflectors won’t be seen.
So hi-vis stripes all round all cars is the obvious solution, surely?
Many Irish roads are more useful to motorists than cyclists because the people using them are travelling longer distances, e.g. more than 4 miles. If you're going to be doing something like cycling on a rural road late at night you should take into account the possibility that a motorist (being an imperfect human) might not be expecting you. Like I said, any good motorist will try to avoid mental blind spots and treat with respect the road users they observe, but you can help by erring on the side of being more visible, not less.Which puts your claims about how great Irish motorists are into context. Road death stats only tell part of the picture. What about all those who are just too scared to walk or cycle on roads?
Claiming that Irish roads or Irish drivers are generally safe is a bit like claiming that your shark-infested pond is very safe because no swimmers have been killed. It ignores the people who are just scared off the roads.0 -
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TaurenDruid wrote: »Jaysus! Yeah, that's gonna be fun... Already seeing bleeperbikes left in weird places around Dublin, but none actually blocking paths or cycle lanes yet.
Probably because the bike lanes are not being used!
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07Lapierre wrote: »Probably because the bike lanes are not being used!
What has that photo got to do with my post?0 -
TaurenDruid wrote: »What has that photo got to do with my post?
Its a photo of a bike lane that's not blocked by bikes.
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07Lapierre wrote: »Probably because the bike lanes are not being used!
Good to see life slowly returning to normal. I'm expecting the ew condd off cycle lanes in the Phoenix park to be heavily abused over the coming weeks. Already saw one motorist trying it for size driving in it the other evening- so convenient that the width of the cones exactly match the width of her car.0 -
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AndrewJRenko wrote: »Wait till you hear about cars Tauren.
I'm glad someone see's the relevance of me posting that photo! 0 -
07Lapierre wrote: »Probably because the bike lanes are not being used!
That's fantastic.
I wonder if I could be fined for parking in actual parking spot next to them, but obstructing them at the same time.
Is that definitely real, or where they doing line paintings or something? Because that looks ****ing unreal tbh.... 0 -
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A road usage tax paid by motorists.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Road_tax
Technically known as "Motor Tax."
No..it's a tax paid by people who have a Private motor. Using the road is optional. I pay €750 per year for my car. My wife pays €280! That's why I hurl abuse at her every time I pass her on the road! 0 -
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